Demian Zivkovic

Demian Zivkovic
is President of the
Institute of Exponential Sciences, as well as a student of several
disciplines. He’s been interested in science, particularly astronomy and
biology, from a very young age. His greatest passions are cognitive
augmentation and life extension, two endeavors he remains deeply
committed to to this day. He is also especially interested in
applications of augmented reality and hyperreality, which he believes
have incredible potential for improving our lives.

Demian strongly believes in interdisciplinarity, and his studies span
artificial intelligence, innovation science and business, which he studies
at the University of Utrecht. He also has a background in psychology, which
he previously studied at the Saxion University of Applied Sciences. He is
an entrepreneur, having founded Almagest Accesoires, a Dutch startup. He
believes that raising capital and investing in technology and education is
the best route to facilitate change. He is also a proponent of LGBT rights
and postgenderism. He believes advanced technologies can eventually provide
a definite solution for sex-related issues in society.

In 2011, he cofounded the Arma’thwynn society, a Dutch student grou=
p of
young academics with a techno-positive outlook interested in improving the
human condition. In 2015, he was elected president of the Institute of
Exponential Sciences, which was founded by ex-members of said society as
part of a pull to move beyond student politics and professionalize the
organization. As president of the board, he has managed the organization of
several lectures and various events in the Netherlands. Demian has given
several lectures about technology, ethics, and future studies at several
different locations. He is also a regular panelist at the futurism debates
hosted by
The Rational Argumentator and is an
administrator and science auditor for
Singularity Network.